In Dec. the W.K. Kellogg Foundation provided a supplemental gift of $311,477 to provide for completion of campus building projects that had expanded during the planning stages.
Sept. – The Classroom-Administration Building, Science Building, and heating plant are completed.
The Lane-Thomas Foundation granted $450,000 to construct a technical studies center.
Library, student center, and auditorium are completed.
May 20-23 – Dedication of the new campus involves the whole community. Thousands tour the grounds and five new buildings. The dedication celebration included a breakfast by the reflecting pools, drama productions in the new auditorium, and speeches by Paul Niven, CBS News Commentator, and John Mason Brown. The bronze bust of W.K. Kellogg, by artist Alfred Brunettin, was unveiled at a formal dedication. The bust is the focal point of a green marble wall in the Memorial Lounge of the auditorium which reads, “In 1910 Mr. Kellogg stated: ‘It appears that the business is going to prosper and I know how to invest my money—I’ll invest it in people’.”
Dr. Wayne VanDerWeele served in interim as acting Director after Dr. Hatton’s resignation.
Dr. Leon Billingsly became the 2nd Director of Kellogg Community College in the summer of 1963. The Lane-Thomas Building was formally dedicated on Dec. 4th. The building was made possible by a grant from the Lane-Thomas Foundation and named in the memory of the Lane and Thomas families.
Dr. Richard F. Whitmore moved his family to Battle Creek in the summer of 1964 to become the 3rd Director of Kellogg Community College. Dr. Whitmore went on to serve as Director of the College from 1964-1970 and President from 1971-1986.
Kellogg Community College, as part of the Battle Creek School System, received accreditation from the North Central Association (NCA) for a full ten years.
From April 29 to May 7, Kellogg Community College celebrates the 10th anniversary of its founding with a “Festival of Fine Arts Celebrating a Decade of Splendid Progress,” which includes a Director’s Breakfast by the reflecting pools.
Kellogg Community College adopts a new seal in July. Designed by George P. Clark, the seal features the covered walkways, a trademark of the KCC campus, and quotation “Education is for all who can profit.” A classroom building, made possible by an additional grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, opened for classes in Sept. of 1966.
The Miller Memorial Gymnasium was dedicated on Dec. 11th. The gymnasium was made possible by a grant from the Albert L. and Louise B. Miller Foundation.
The library is dedicated to Dr. Emory W. Morris. A plaque is unveiled at the event.
Kellogg Community College reveals its Long Range Development Plan with both academic and physical components. In 1969, the school was still sponsored by the Battle Creek Board of Education, but a committee had begun studying the creation of a county-wide district.